Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Synopsis

&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RAlices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass&&L/I&&R, by &&LSTRONG&&RLewis Carroll&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&RNew introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LP style="e;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"e;&&R &&L/P&&R&&LP style="e;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"e;&&RFirst published in 1865, &&LSTRONG&&RLewis Carroll&&L/B&&R's &&LI&&RAlice's Adventures in Wonderland&&L/I&&R was an immediate success, as was its sequel, &&LI&&RThrough the Looking-Glass&&L/I&&R. Carroll's sense of the absurd and his amazing gift for games of logic and language have secured for the Alice books an enduring spot in the hearts of both adults and children.&&L/P&&R&&LP style="e;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"e;&&R &&L/P&&R&&LP style="e;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"e;&&RAlice begins her adventures when she follows the frantically delayed White Rabbit down a hole into the magical world of Wonderland, where she meets a variety of wonderful creatures, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat, the hookah-smoking Caterpillar, the Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts-who, with the help of her enchanted deck of playing cards, tricks Alice into playing a bizarre game of croquet.  Alice continues her adventures in Through the Looking-Glass, which is loosely based on a game of chess and includes Carroll's famous poem "e;Jabberwocky."e;&&L/P&&R&&LP style="e;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"e;&&R &&L/P&&RThroughout her fantastic journeys, Alice retains her reason, humor, and sense of justice. She has become one of the great characters of imaginative literature, as immortal as Don Quixote, Huckleberry Finn, Captain Ahab, Sherlock Holmes, and Dorothy Gale of Kansas.&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LB&&RTan Lin&&L/B&&R is a writer, artist, and critic. He is the author of two books of poetry, &&LI&&RLotion Bullwhip Giraffe&&L/I&&R and &&LI&&RIDM&&L/I&&R.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R

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